Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-03-19
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 cerning Tucson.

cerning Tucson.
 The CITIZEN almost daily receives let ters of inquiry c'ncerning Tucson and its surrounding country. and a general answer thereto, the following synopsis of fac;s l. gwen, mas mach as It is found impossible Co ID .ke dsiEIlcd written reply ip each Case. Ary spt ciai Iniorma- tion desired will be cheeFfgliy gwen Co correspondents:
 I-Ihers is no more healibful place in the United States. especially for those suffering with lang troubles. 2-fhers are no dIslnc.lvsiy local dizeEses. Slight functional troubles re- suit from imprudeuce and excessef rs well here as elsewhere. but the climate is ID nowiss responsible therefor.
 3-The surrounding country enjoys the same heGl.hiul conditions that exist tn the city.
 i.-TLe highest average temperature recorded during any summer wa ru 1873. The mouth o' July thst year gave Su4I degrees at . a. ni.; lU3 s6 at ; D. m.; Sl5l st Q D. ma mean tempe rsture of S9j9 degrees. The lowest temperature during that year WAS Iu January, the average at a. n. being 36.29 deyrees: Gg.6l ai 2 p. m.. and 4y S3 Ri 9 p. ma mean temperature Of 5l.G9 degrees. This was Bn extreme and unusual year, and the record was taken by the United States Signal Ser vice officer, in this city. While the registered temperature IS apparently very high. the atmosphere ls so thorough ly devoid of moisture that the heat IS not oppressive and a sultry day is al- most unknown. The nights are always cool and pleasant, and refreshing sleep is never interrupted by oppressive heat, The average annual temperature may be safely estimated at 70 degrees. Its win ter climate. and in fact, it's general ell mate, emitting three summer months. Is Rs near delightful perfection Es can possibly exist.
 5-The ar IS neither bracing nor depressing in Gu u'qu4llli1l sense. IL is the happy medium between these qualities, and one cau sllec. either by closing the altitude Of bis residence Tucson is 24s0 feet above sea level. and adjacent mountains range all the Wny up to 10000 feet.
 6-The pursuits outside the city are chiefly mining aud st0ck raising, while along the water courses considerable farming is being done vi.h the most en- couraginZ results. No better fruit coun- try exists and ths grape l1urishes es- peciaily well,
 Upon lhe e6s. and south of the city En uubrOken plain stretches away about ten or twelve miles Co the noun tains, but on the west low mountain ranges and rolling hl!ls with 'intermedi- ate valleys. exist.
 S-It slopes gradual. y tO .he north the say sixty feet to She mile, towards Glla river which crosses the territory fr, eas. 10 west. emP:yInR inta ;he Colorado rivCr near Yuma.
 9-AIote and brick are used for builiux. CLi-lr, and building is uat ex- Pansive with s:the- material. Nltb lumber the cos. wIl! be greater owing Co it's long and expensive ;rgusportati0r by rail.
 lO-No violent storms C"r'r. S-me- times a sudden Ca nler s.ov.r of con siderable severIfy cccu-l, iUt fs a rule hard sturGs stl lou havu.r. Once @ twice year sad st"-m sweeps Gc-1ss from the Cali rrIa 1esarls. aud pro- duces an extre ueiy dis"gr-eshls effect for the tIme if Lasts, but it -s 10 worse AaNh ll4Il NA tue NlNN.E-aaAe- ..af N AAlhN SO often prevail in more ra-t- -ern l9ti tui g, and its said that the sanitary effect of these sand rtr-ms give then more the character Of bl sssings than of undesirable vIsitaiicus. Tho rains fsl! usually during the winter months and again during the summer month; very seldom in ihe spriDg or fall.
 1.-The water is good. us is slightly imuregnated with Elk-i, md not u.- wholesome. !. IS ObtsiHc3 i,gm flow ing springs few miles s0uih cf the city, along the rIver. snd it is conveyed 70 thn h., eity .n D, close lose. mais. in,re is 2 ;ibility of a supply of mountain va ,er being brought .;om tAe santa Catl- linas, distance of twelve rlles.
 l2-fhe schools ara numerous srl ex- ccllent; the public school i- very ef.- cient and thorough. and is graded. The Territorial University IS located close Co the city and will t1 soIstfucted Forth with.
 J3-Tucson i- si;ua'cd Cu ibe Soutt- eru Pacific railway. nhru, sev uty miles north of the Mexican boundary lire. It is the metropolis of the sou-lern per ton of the territory and ia the largest city, containing ah0ut S.Jo0 iuhGbitgnis It hes ice works, flour mills. brewericg, wagon shop, machine shops, gas works, water works, opera house, four churches. several hotel, two daily newspapers, @ dozen secret societies, a fine court house end city buiidings. pubhc libra ry, railroad shops, fire companies, tbe usual number of commercial establish ments Of all kinds and Pr fessionGl men. Fort T,owaW IS distant Efr r,,Iaz